Perfume-vending machine



July 17, 1928. 1,677,468

4 s. M. COFFMAN PERFUME VENDING MACHINE Filed Nov. 9, 1925 s Sheets-Sheet 1 5/14 Caz/77mm.

July 17, 1928. v 1,677,468

s. M. COFFMAN PERFUME VENDING MACHINE Filed Nov. 9, 1925 s Sheets-Sheet.

[live/rial; MCff/vzazz Patented July 17, 1928.

1,677,458 I UNITED STATES 'PA TE'N'TfOFFICgE. i

'sAMUEL M. COFFMAN, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGN'OR, BY missus Assis MENTS, TO OLD WORLD PARFUM- COMPANY,

i PORATION OF MISSOURI.

PERFUME-VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed November 9,1925. Serial No. 67,943.

This invention relates to coin-controlled perfume discharging machines of that class in which the deposlt of a com of proper size enables the depositor to operate the machine vention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; andin order that it may be fully understood, refer- 1 ence is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front View of the operative mechanism of a machine embodying the invention, the cabinet or housing for the mechanism being omitted as it may be of any convenient or preferred type. r

Figure 2 is a sideelevationof the machine as disclosed by Figure 1.

Figure 3 'is a' vertical section taken on line IIIIII of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view. I

Figure 5 is a section on the line *V-V of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a section on the line VIVI of Figure 1. V

Figure 7 is a section on the line VII-VII of Figure 6.

Referring to the drawings in, detail, ;1 indicates a support for the operative mechanism, said support being preferablyin the form of a suitable cabinet into which the coins drop and are retained until withdrawn by an authorized person. A vertical cylinder 2 is secured upon the support and provided with a top closure or cap 3, and rising from said cap, at one side of the axial center thereof is a standard 4 in which is mounted at one end a stationary shaft 5. The shaft where it extends through the standard is threaded, and to anchor it securely has an enlargement 6 to bear against one side of the standard and a nut 6 upon the shaft, bears against the opposite sideof the standard.

Arranged vertically is a forked bar 7, guided, on enlar ement 6 and provided with a stem 8 extending through the cap 3, and

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provided at 'its lowerend witha pistonorv plunger 9 wlthinthe cylinder, a coil spring.

10 fitting around said stem and exerting 'oF- KANSAS C TY, MIssOURI," v 003- force against the cap and piston forthepurpose of holding the forked bar. yieldingly depressed to its fullest extent, as shown clearly by Figure 3. The piston has azvalve seat orifice 11 engagedlby a ball'valve 12 seated under the pressure of a spring- 13 carried by the piston, the arrangement being such that upward movement of the piston results in the, unseating of the valve .under the air pressuredeveloped, to permit air to pass through the ,orificeto the lower end of the c-yllnder, 'so' that. when the piston is moved downward and the valve isthere'fore seated, air will be forced from the cylinder through an opening 14 thereof, for a purpose which hereinafter appears. v 1 Projecting upward and rigidwith the cap 3 is a post 315 having an upward arcuate extension 16 groovedv at its inner side as at 17, and in the vertical plane of the groove 17 is a coin tube comprising a downward and rearward sloping section 18 and a vertical depending section :19 for .dischargingthe coinsinto the cabinet through the support 1:

The shaft 5 isdisposed axially with respect to the arcuate'post extension, 16, and 1 I journaled on said shaft is a peripherally grooved wheel 21 provided at diametrically opposite points with peripheral coin pockets 22. Said wheel is also provided with a pair of diametrically opposite rollers 23 for alternate engagementwith a crosshead 2 L secured rigidly to they plunger bar 7, so that twice in each revolution of said wheel the plunger is raised,'the spring 10 depressing it im1nediately upon its release by each 1 of said rollers; V i 1 Y r v To rotate the grooved wheel alargegear wheel 25 "isalso mounted in 'journaled ref lation to said wheel on shaft 5.. The gear wheel is prevented from backrotation by a gravity pawl 25 suitably mounted on a bracket 25 carried by the standard 4. Wheel 25- meshes 'with a gear pinion 26 journaled on a stub shaft 27 secured toja' lug 28 projecting :fromlstandard 4. A "disk clutch member 29: is rotatable with the pinion and is providedwith a plurality of ratchet= shaped peripheral notches 30. A flanged disk 31 fits over the disk29, and 'incon-,

junction 'withsaid disk and rollers 32 engagin the notchesv 30, constitutesa clutch. The Utah member 31 is rigid with a shaft 33 journaled on shaft 27 and provided. with an actuating handle 34. The handle,, to-

gather with clutch member 31, maybe turned" 1n" one direction" inoperatively, but when turned in the reverse direction, that is as indicated by the arrow in Figure 2, adjacentto. the disk, will impart rotation to clutch member 29 and to the unless one of the poo ts of wheel 21 containaacoin against whichbears one of 'a pair ofpins 35 projecting from: thegearwheel *,raswill be readily seen by reference to Eignre 5;. I

When the machine is at. rest, itstandswith wheel 21' intheposiitionshown by Figure 5,

so that its uppermost pocket: shall be just obelowthe lower endofzaicoin: feed tube 36,

wihose upper endbe accessible for the rent of a coin, which coin will drop down int said tube until arrested by a pin 39'ientering said tubethneugh a-slot 38 thereof, the pin'SZ beingcarried at the upper end of apivoted catch "39 mounted on a lug 40 projectingfrom the cap 3. After the coin X's-b11118: arrested, the operator through the into the underlying pocketof wheel 21. As

tlrisi'occurs, the 2161130615 pin 2350f wheel 25,

engages thecoin and thereby imparts'rota- 16g. and just before a half revolutioniis, cmpteted the coin drops vinto the cointube seetion'18 and down through the section 19 tionto wheel 21, as indicated bythe arrow in; Figure 5. During a part of this movemenu the coin is guarded against --di.splacementsfrom the pocketby the post extension until. arrested by a pin'43' projectingfrom a pivumdizcatch 44, a spring 4:5:connected 1 tothe lever and a bar 46: canriedfby' plunger bar'7, normally holding the catch with its pin43 in the ath ofdownwardi movement OffthG coin; Vith-a'slotted or open coin tubeas shown, the detention of the coin in seetionlfl will enable apersonto see whether the coin which was instrumental in the 'opemtioh of the machine is spurious or-not;

Pivotally carried a the crosshead24 is a link connected-to e-actuating arm 48 of a counter device 49 mounted with'coin tube on an arm 50 projecting fmm standard .36, 4e. Titwill thus be seen that with each upward movement, for example, of thecrossheadi the counting'dev'ice' is o 'ierated' and witireach downward movement of'the crossheadt'he arm 48 is set forthe' next counting ation- 7 r A pawl 51 pivotally pendent} from the 1gear-wheels 26 and 25,;

cross-head is disposed with its upwardlyfacing tooth 52 adjacent tothe face of an intermittently movable disk 53, the disk having in this instance, four pins 54 disposed at equal distances apart and adaptedll to be successively engagedbythe pawl 51,?tlie arrangement being suchthat'with each upward movement of the pawl the disk 53, is turned a quarter revolution, and that upon the downward movementof the crosshead and pawl, the latter is operatively disposed with relation to one of the pins 54, for the next turnin movement of. disk 53. The function of disk 53 is hereinafter explained, it being understood in this connection that the rollers 23 carried'by'disk 21, successively engage and elevatethe cross-head, andthat as eachnof such rollers passes over center with" respecttothe axis of disk 21,- the tensioned springlO is free to efiect the instant and rapid descent of the cross head; In such descent the crosshead presses down wardly on the roller 23 which raised it, and thereby continues and accelerates the rotation-of disk 21- until the other roller has attained a position in thesame: horizontal plane as the descending roller, and is en gaged by the crosslie'ad, which is therefore arrested as t" attain its normal or depressed: position. It will be understood that from the-time an actuating roller 23 passes rearwardly over center,1it is immaterial Whether the operator of crank handle continues such operation or'not as from such time, the balance of the half revolution described by disk 21 occureautoi'natically andcannot be and supporting a post 57, a set screw 58 bec ing mounted in'plate or arm and adapted to impinge on the post to retainthe same in fixed-position, v

The post constitutes a valve casing 59 for ai'horizontal tapered valve 60 provided with astem 61 upon which the disk 53 isrigidly mounted. The valve is also provided with a second" stem 62 on which is mounted an expansion coiled spring 63, which bears at one end against a washer 64 fitting loosely on stem 62 and engaging the valve casing, and at its other end against a similar washer 65 fitting on the valve stem 62 and held thereon against outward movement by cross pin 66"secured in the said stein. It will thus be seen, to refer particularly to Figure 6, that the function ofthe' spring 63 is'to hold the tapered valve snugly: fitted in the casing", andthatthe functionof the disk 53 is to intermittently rotate said valve in quarter revolution steps.

The valve is provided.withuapair of ports 66 and 67 extending at right angles to each other, and thecasing islprovidcd with a pair of feedports 68 and 69Iand apair of dis? charge .ports 705'2111Cl '71.." The feed ports 68 and 69 are adapted'to respectively com-- municate alternately withthe ports 66 and 67, and the dlscharge ports 7.0 and 71 are adapted likewise to communicate alternately;

with the ports (36?:1nd5 t671,it being noted that when port 6? establishes communicationmunicate with a tubular coupling 72 -connectedby a flexible tube '13 with a tubular coupling 74 "in communication with discharge port 14 of the cylinder, and the outer endsot casing ports and 71 communicate with a forwardly-projecting discharge nozzle 75 suitably secured to the cas'ng 59. 1

The valve casing also-has'a pair of ports 76 and'77 extending upwardly; and adapted for communication respectively but alternately with valve ports66 hand 67. The valve casing is also provided with an upward tubular extension 78 upon which fits a sealing tube 7 9 of rubberior the like, for engagement by the neck of an'inverted bottle or, holder 80containing' liquid perfume. A yoke 81 fits over theholder and is; secured to opposite sides of the-valve casing, and a set screw 82 mounted in the upper end of the yoke, bears upon the bottleor holderto' rotatable-Valve .mountedin the casing and secure it firmly or reliably in position.

, Aether-detailed operation through the in-j strumentality of a coin hasj-been explained,

it'will beapparentthat, with the valve inv the position indicated byEigures 6 and 7, the at that time vertical porti66 charged with liquidffrom the holder. Now as the valve is turned a quarterrevolution' through 4 the upward movement imparted to the cross.-

head by one of thewheel-carried rollers 53 as'explained; the charged port 66 1s withdrawn-from communication with port- 76 and the holder and establishes communication between ports 68 and/70. As that relation is established, the crosshead-actuating roller passes over center and thereaction 0t spring 10 snaps the crosshea-d and piston downward, and the. piston discharges air forcibly fromthe lower end of the cylinder.

through the tube 73, and port 68, this air jet driving the chargeot-liquidforwardly from port 66 through port ,70 and. the nozzle 75,," and from the latter it emerges in atomized condition for the purpose of scenting a handerchief or the like disposed adjacent the discharge end of the nozzles The operation'described. at the same time disposes the port 67 vertically and in communication plished. y

with charging port 77;, so that upon the'next quarter revolution of disk 53,a simil'ar;discharge fronrporti-67 through port 71 and the nozzle, for-scentingv purposes, is acc om- Itwill-be apparent thatwith each upward movement of the crosshead, arm 46 carries catch 4 L upward, the lower end ofthe latter 1n such movement, movingitorward under.

the resistance of-the coin in'coin tubesec' tion 19 and under the inclined wall or edge of notch -19?,-so that said coin can .drop into the cabinet, but it will be understood that as (the crosshead snaps downward, the

catch ie returns to its initial position "as shown by Figure 2, in time to intercept the actuating coinkand arrest'the same' so that itmayibe under observa-tion in tube section l9,asihereinbeforeexplained. I From a the above j descnption, it,

apparent that I have produced a device of V the character described which possesses all;

of the features of advantage set; forth as desirable, and whilejl have described-andwill. be i claimed the preferred, embodiment of the ame I reserve the'right to makea-ll-changes properly falling. within :the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

\Vhat Iclaim is: 7 y a I 1 1. In a machine of; the character described, a valvecasing having 'an upright-port, an inverted air-tight liquid-container ,clam'ped onthe casing in communication with said port, the casing also-havingan air-supply port disposed 'angularly "with respect to the liquidesupply port and a discharge port, a

provided -with afpair of independentt'diametric ports angularly-disposedrelatively to each other: for alternately establishing com} municationwith the liquid-supply port and between the air-supply port and discharge port,v1neans forrotating the Valve-to effect.

the adjustments mentioned,.'and means for supplying air under pressure tocthe air-'sup ply port after each rota-ry adjustment of the valve to effect the discharge inatomize-d condition, of the liquid contained in the, valve. port, at such time, in communication with'the discharge port. p 3 2. In a machine of the character described, a valve casing having an upright port,an inverted liquid-container"clamped on the casing in communication with said port, the

: of; the valive ortsl out of, communication the. liqui supply port andthe. other value into communication with; said liquid-supply port and: the last-named valve port out of communication with the air sup port and dischargeport and the firstnamed, valve port intocommunication with the air-supply port and discharge port, andv automatic means for supplying air under pressure to the: air-supply ort after such adjustment of the valve is e cted;

31'. In: a: machine of: the character described,

a valve casing having a: liquid-supply port and arr-suppla and discharge ports-,a liquid holder-in communication'with the liquid-supplyport, a; rotatable valve having a! pair-of 1h dent ports 'for' simultaneous communicatiomrespectively, with theliquid-sup 'ply port and with the" air supply and disport's, an air cylinder in communication with, the air-supply oat,- a spring advanced-piston in the cylin er, a crosshead movabie with the piston, a yieldingly-closed valve mechanism partitioning the cylinder into two n'enwommunicating chambers when the is-on-itscompression stroke, a rotabs 1 step rotation to e disk adapted for imparting step by;

t supporting means, devicescarried bythe said rotatable supporting means and engaging,

' the-under sideof the crosshead and" adapted as the rotatable supporting means is turned to. retract thecrosshead and piston" and then releasethem, means carried by the crosshcad and adapted when the latter is retracted to rotate t-hevalve-actuating disk one step.

4; In a machine of the character described,

i a valve casing havinga liquid supply' port and ainsup'ply' and" discharge-ports; a liquid holder in communication with the liquid sup-- ply"port,. a* rotatable val-vehaving a pair of independent ports for simultaneous commumcation respectively with the liquid-supply port andthe 'ari rmipply and discharge portsalternately as the valve is rotated in steps, an air cylinder in communication with the airsupply port,- a piston-in said cylinder, a yi'eldingly-closed valve mechanismpartitioning the cylinder into two non-com secondtrotatable disk to rotate said rotatable valve one: step, means to effect the return; of the crosshead and the pistonto their original positions when the former is released, and yielding means for arresting the rotate rotatable valve, rotatable ablevalve; after: eachstep of rotation: of the same. o or 5;; In. a. machine of; the; character described, a valve casing having a'liquidi-supplyport and? air-supply and. dischargeports, a liquidholder in communication with. the liquid supply port, a rotatable valve havinga pair or independent ports for simultaneous com munication respectively with the liquid-sup ply port and the-air-supply and. discharge ports alternately as the valve is rotated in steps, an air cylinder in 'coinmunicationi with the air-supply port, a piston, a cross-- hcadconnccted'to said piston; a yieldingly closed valve mechanism partitioning the cylinder into; two non-communicatingchambers when the piston is on its compression stroke, a'rotatable disk, means carriedfby the disk and engaging theadvance side-o'fithe crossl'icad and adapted as the disk is turnecb to raise the cross-head and then release it, means for advancing'the crossheadwhcnrcleased, means carried by the crossheadand adapted. when the latter iszrctract'ed to" rotate the ported valvc one'step, means to ei'fect'the return of the rrosshead and -the valve-operat ing means to; their origina'l'positions when l the-former is released, and a counting mechanism operating with each ported valveactuatingmovement. I 61 Ina machine of the character described, a rcciprocatory crosshead,'a cylinder having an air discharge port, a piston in the cylinder, a yicldingly-closed valve mechanismcompletel y partitioning the cylinder between said port and the piston' exceptrwhen,the latteris on its compression stroke, said crosshead' being movable with the piston, a ro-- tatabl'e disk, a pair of diametrically opposite devices carried by the dijsln'said devicesbeing normally in engagement with the ad vance side ofthe crosshead and for alternately applying pressure onythe latter to retract the same and they piston when the disk is turned a pred'etermined'distance, and means for automatically reversing-the oporation of" the piston and crossheadtoforce air from the cyh'nder'andcause the crosshead by pressure on the disk carried' device which retracted the piston and crosshead, to continue the rotation of thedisk until both of revues 3 supply port and open communication with respectively, with the liquid-supply port and its said port and the air-supply and dis- With the air-supply and discharge ports, charge ports. means for intermittently supplying air un-- 8. In a machine of the character described, der pressure to said air-supply port, and 5 a valve casing having a liquid-supply port, means for actuating said rotatable valve in 16' an air-supply port and a discharge port, an timedrelation to the operation of said air air-tight liquidholcler in communication adsupply means. 7 jacent its bottom with the liquid-supply port, In witness whereof I hereunto affix my l a rotatable valve having a pair of independsignature.

10 ent ports for simultaneous communication SAMUEL M. COFFMAN. 

